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• Migrants arrive after rowing tiny dinghy across the Channel

  25-07-2026 16:08 via standard.co.uk
  
  The English Channel is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world.
  
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• Burnham to host Zelensky with pledge of unwavering support for Ukraine

  26-07-2026 23:45 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Ukrainian president will be the first international leader to visit the UK since Andy Burnham took office.
  
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• Water supply returns to Gatwick after passengers spend hours without toilets

  26-07-2026 23:31 via standard.co.uk
  
  SES Water said earlier that the issue was being fixed but that a full solution would take time.
  
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• Man suspected of Berlin Pride terror attack shot dead by police

  26-07-2026 23:10 via standard.co.uk
  
  One woman was killed after a white van drove into a crowd of people near Tiergarten Park on Saturday
  
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• Gatwick Airport chaos as water supply outage hits terminals sparking long queues and leaving toilets unflushable

  26-07-2026 21:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Water supply has finally returned to Gatwick Airport after an outage lasting over eight hours
  
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• ‘Worth waiting for’: Mayo Gaelic football team end cursed 75-year losing streak

  26-07-2026 21:17 via standard.co.uk
  
  The team has repeatedly fallen short of winning the top prize of the Sam Maguire Cup in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
  
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• Police vow to catch violent offenders during Glasgow migration protest

  26-07-2026 18:59 via standard.co.uk
  
  Police called the levels of violence in the city centre ‘nothing short of disgraceful’.
  
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• Water supply outage leaves Gatwick passengers with no working toilets

  26-07-2026 17:24 via standard.co.uk
  
  SES Water confirmed there were interruptions to the supply in parts of Kent and Sussex.
  
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• UK Government offers military support to battle Cairngorms wildfire

  26-07-2026 17:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Scottish Government said the MoD could not provide the support it asked for but has offered alternative help.
  
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• Monica Lennon to stand in Scottish Labour leadership contest

  26-07-2026 17:12 via standard.co.uk
  
  She is the first politician to enter the race to succeed Anas Sarwar.
  
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• Dramatic video shows wildfires raging in east London as flames destroy 10 acres of grassland

  26-07-2026 16:13 via standard.co.uk
  
  Dramatic video showed flames tearing through the grassland at Ingebourne Hill, in Rainham
  
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• Scottish Government ‘not expecting military support’ to help combat wildfire

  26-07-2026 15:41 via standard.co.uk
  
  More than 500 firefighters have been tackling the blaze over the past 11 days.
  
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• Two major London train stations closed from today for £20million works

  26-07-2026 14:40 via standard.co.uk
  
  London Charing Cross and Waterloo East are now closed until Sunday, August 16
  
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• Heatwave and risk of exceptionally severe fires to return after brief lull

  26-07-2026 14:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  Parts of southern England will yet again meet their heatwave criteria on Wednesday, which could see highs of 32C or 33C.
  
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• Oliver Tree’s mother says he was excited about helicopter ride in which he died

  26-07-2026 14:21 via standard.co.uk
  
  Social media star Logan Paul was among those paying tribute to Tree at a Celebration Of Life event in California.
  
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• Gatwick Airport: No running water or flushing toilets at terminals after major outage

  26-07-2026 14:20 via standard.co.uk
  
  The issue is said to have caused no flushing toilets and no running water at drinking fountains at the airport
  
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• Gatwick Airport: No running water or flushing toilets at both terminals after major outage

  26-07-2026 13:48 via standard.co.uk
  
  The issue is said to have caused no flushing toilets and no running water at drinking fountains at the airport
  
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• Teenager accused over Channel crossing ‘was piloting mega dinghy’

  26-07-2026 13:42 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sudanese national Chan Mathok Atak, 19, is accused of endangering another during a journey by sea to the UK.
  
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• Will it rain in London today? Forecasters give weather verdict as dark clouds gather

  26-07-2026 13:30 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were passing showers in parts of the city on Sunday morning, following the prolonged dry spell
  
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• Meghan calls Harry ‘a charmer’ during MasterChef Australia guest appearance

  26-07-2026 13:05 via standard.co.uk
  
  The Duke of Sussex surprised her with a FaceTime call during the show’s judging portion.
  
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• Will it rain in London today? Forecasters give verdict as dark clouds gather

  26-07-2026 13:03 via standard.co.uk
  
  There were passing showers in parts of the city on Sunday morning, following the prolonged dry spell
  
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• Andy Burnham ‘to give Sadiq Khan a share of income tax revenue’

  26-07-2026 11:26 via standard.co.uk
  
  The new Prime Minister is set to give mayors extra cash to pay for local infrastructure, investment, job creation and growth projects
  
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• Teenager charged with piloting small boat to UK as over 640 migrants make trip in Burnham's first week as PM

  26-07-2026 10:23 via standard.co.uk
  
  Sudanese national Chan Mathok Atak, 19, is accused of piloting the vessel from France to the UK on Thursday
  
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• 150,000 march through London in 'world’s largest trans pride parade'

  26-07-2026 09:25 via standard.co.uk
  
  Protesters voiced anger at the new guidance on single sex-spaces and fears that trans people are being excluded from society.
  
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• New London weather map shows sharp rise in temperatures within days as heatwave looms

  26-07-2026 09:18 via standard.co.uk
  
  The forecast by WX Charts suggests the hot weather will reach a peak on Wednesday
  
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• New London weather map shows big rise in temperatures next week as 35C heatwave looms

  26-07-2026 08:51 via standard.co.uk
  
  The forecast by WX Charts suggests the hot weather will reach a peak on Wednesday
  
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• Met probes Reform UK donations by Richard Tice-controlled firm

  26-07-2026 08:49 via standard.co.uk
  
  Reform’s bank account was frozen during the last election after the donations, according to reports.
  
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• Police hunt after driver ploughs into crowd at Pride event killing at least one person

  26-07-2026 08:35 via standard.co.uk
  
  Berlin detectives have named the suspect as 21-year-old Abdul B, who was described having ties to Islamist groups
  
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• Fire rips through flats in south London leaving dozens of residents 'displaced'

  26-07-2026 08:15 via standard.co.uk
  
  Firefighters spent hours extinguishing the flames that engulfed rows of former townhouses
  
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• Burnham says he will defend Britain’s national interest in dealings with Trump

  26-07-2026 08:01 via standard.co.uk
  
  The pair spoke over the phone on Monday, within an hour of Mr Burnham arriving in Downing Street.
  
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